NEMA Board Visits EACOP Sites in Uganda

Uganda anticipates its inaugural oil production in 2025, with the East African Crude Pipeline (EACOP) playing a pivotal role in this endeavour. Amidst this progress, it’s crucial to uphold certain factors, foremost among them being the environment.The EACOP is expected to cost a total of USD $750 million, and will run through the 10 districts […]

NEMA Board Visits Mukono, Jinja Industries on Fact-Finding Tour

KAMPALA – The Board of Directors of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has completed a weeklong fact-finding and familiarization tour of places of environmental concern in the districts of Mukono, Buikwe and Jinja. The tour started on February 5.Led by the Board chair Prof. James Okot-Okumu, the team reached a number of industrialists, developers, […]

NEMA takes waste management campaign to Eastern Uganda

KAMPALA – The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) ‘Yonja Uganda’ anti-litter and waste management campaign reached the districts of Buikwe, Mbale and Tororo, mid-February.The campaign, which sensitized and engaged the public in sustainable waste management practices, also involved spot checks on public passenger vehicles to ascertain whether they had waste bins. The activities started Tuesday, […]

NEMA, BUSITEMA UNIVERSITY SIGN MOU

KAMPALA – The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Busitema University. The event took place Friday, February 2, 2024 at NEMA House in Kampala.Speaking at the ceremony, the NEMA Executive Director, Dr. Barirega Akankwasah, who signed on behalf of the environment regulator, welcomed the collaboration, and called on […]

GBF ROAD MAP

During the UNCBD 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) in December 2022, in Montreal, the Kunming – Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) was adopted by the Parties, making it a turning point for the global community to take urgent action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss to put nature on a path to recovery for the […]

Tenders

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR SHORT-TERM CONSULTANCYUPDATING GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS (ESIA) IN UGANDA ABRIDGED BID NOTICE UNDER OPEN BIDDINGNational Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received funding from the Government of Uganda and intends to apply part of the funds for the acquisition of some items : The Entity now invites suitably […]

Regional Consultations for the Africa Group in Preparation for the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment

Press Release October 16, 2023- Kampala, Uganda – October 16-18, 2023 – The Africa Group of Negotiators on Plastic Pollution (AGN) is taking significant strides in shaping the global response to the plastic pollution crisis. As part of the preparation for the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee , the AGN is organizing regional […]

NEMA produces illegal sand mining suspects in Court

Kabale, 15th August, 2023 – The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA),today Tuesday 15th August, produced a suspect in Kabale Magistrate’s Court for illegallymining sand along River Kiruruma in Kitumba Village, Kabale Municipality in KabaleDistrict.The suspect was charged contrary to Section 157 (a) (i) of the National Environment Act,No.5, 2019 and Regulation 23 and 29 of […]

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is NEMA’s work? / What does NEMA do? National Environment Management Authority is a Principle agency of government responsible for coordinating, monitoring, regulating and supervision of all activities relating to the environment. NEMA reviews Environment and Social Impact Studies before granting approval or rejecting projects that may have an impact on the environment. […]